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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, Chapter 2 | Book 7, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a good description of the Ward home?
(a) Wide veranda, clean and comfortable house
(b) A section of a boardinghouse
(c) House trailer
(d) Tumble down shack

2. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?
(a) He realizes he cannot do the job satisfactorily
(b) He was turned down for a promotion
(c) Because he is ordered to tear down a fired man's house, and he refuses to do so.
(d) He has found another job

3. What is the reason for the Wards' financial problems when Susan arrives?
(a) Susan has spent too much money on her wardrobe
(b) Oliver has an opium habit
(c) The mine supervisor originally said the improvements to the Ward home would be paid for by the mine, then changed his mind
(d) Oliver has lost his job

4. What is the purpose of Oliver's visit to the Michoacan mine
(a) To become a citizen of Mexico
(b) To buy property
(c) To locate a missing engineer
(d) To determine whether reports of a rich vein of silver is true

5. How many years after their first meeting do Susan and Oliver wait to marry?
(a) 10 years
(b) 2 years
(c) 15 years
(d) 8 years

Short Answer Questions

1. Susan is distressed about leaving and encourages her husband to do what?

2. Who is Mrs. Elliott?

3. Why doesn't Ollie come with Susan to Leadville?

4. What is Lyman's fear?

5. What is the purpose of Rodman's discussion with Lyman concerning Oliver's time at Deadwood?

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